Mayor Adams: The Presence of the Outside Agitators Showed We Have To Move On for the Safety of Children at Columbia

GEIST Mr Mayor good ░░░░░░░░ Can you talk to ░░░░░░░░ series of events yesterday ░░░░░░░░ led Columbia to ask ░░░░░░░░ and the NYPD to ░░░░░░░░ in here and help ░░░░░░░░ with the situation at ░░░░░░░░ Hall I know it ░░░░░░░░ a last resort probably ░░░░░░░░ you but also for ░░░░░░░░ university What brought you ░░░░░░░░ Adams Really the team ░░░░░░░░ Caban and his team ░░░░░░░░ were speaking with Columbia ░░░░░░░░ and leadership as well ░░░░░░░░ the other colleges And ░░░░░░░░ was clear after I ░░░░░░░░ briefed probably two days ░░░░░░░░ of the extent of ░░░░░░░░ outside agitators as Columbia ░░░░░░░░ indicated in their letter ░░░░░░░░ us that we had ░░░░░░░░ do something And I ░░░░░░░░ encouraged them to look ░░░░░░░░ this for the safety ░░░░░░░░ the students for the ░░░░░░░░ after a break it ░░░░░░░░ Hamilton Hall I think ░░░░░░░░ the leadership at the ░░░░░░░░ realized that we our ░░░░░░░░ was actually materializing And ░░░░░░░░ had to really move ░░░░░░░░ for the safety of ░░░░░░░░ children and and do ░░░░░░░░ in the right way ░░░░░░░░ know I see the ░░░░░░░░ observers saw how the ░░░░░░░░ department deploy and use ░░░░░░░░ tactics with minimum amount ░░░░░░░░ force because these were ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ could really eradicate the ░░░░░░░░ that we were seeing.”